Non-refillable bottle.



A. A. THORBAHN. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE'. APPLIUATION FILED 11.13.26, 191s.

Patented July 22, l1913.

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ALBERT A. THORBAHN, 0F NAGARA FALLS.'1 NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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Be it knonn that I, ALBERT A. THoR- BAHN, citizen of the United States. residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- Retillable Bottles, oi? which the followingis a specitication7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles and has for its primary object to provide a. simple and efficient device whereby the fraudulent refilling of the bottle is prevented.

Another object. of the 'invention is to produce simple and effective means for sealing the liquid within the bottle, said means includin-g a stopper and means for securely retaining' the same in place Within .the bottleneck, said stopper having a reduced portion forming a liquid receiving chamber Within the neck of the bottle, a valve member limited in its movement by the stopper when the bottle is inverted whereby theV liquid may pass from the bottle into said chamber, said stopper being provided with exit passages for the liquid.

A still further object of the invention re sides in the provision of a plugir or stopper having a solid portion and a. tubular portion, said solid portion being provided with orifices opening into the bore of the tubular portion of the stopper, and means for locking said stopper Within the neck of the bottle incl riding a split resilient ring. the bottle neck being flared at its upper end to compress the ringr in the insertion of the stop per to its proper position within the bottle neck. I

VVit-h the above and other objects in View as will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangementsI of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

Fora full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following' description and accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure l is a vertical section or' a portion of a bottle showing my improved non-relill- "1 ineens located in the neck thereof; Fig.

2 1B an enlarged `section of the stopper or plug removed: Fig. is 'a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. e is aisee tion taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 26` 1913.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Serial No. 757,606.

Referring inV detail to the drawings, 5 designates the body of the bottle which is preferably formed ot glass7 and 6 indicate-s the neck thereof. This bottle neck adjacent to the body 5 is slightly bulged or diametrically enlarged as indicated at 7 for a purpose which will be later set forth in detail. Within the neck of the bottle, the stopper' or plug 8 is adapted to be inserted. This plug may be constructed of -glass, porcelain7A or other suitable material and is provided, With a tubular body .portionv 9 and a reduced longitudinal extension 10 on one end of said body portion. This extension is of solid formation in cross section and at its juncture with the b0dy'9 is provided with a plurality of inclined orilices 11 which communicate at their inner ends With the bore 1Q ofthe tubular body. The other end of the solid reduced portion 10 of the stopper has a conical recess 13 formed therein the same Will be slightly compressed Vhen.

this'member is forced into the inner end of the bottle neck, the same will expand and the convex face 16 thereof Will frictionally engage the vinner Wall of the bulged or enlarged portion 7 of the neck, thereby tightly securing said seat member in position. It will be observed that in the normal position of the parts, the valve member 14 is spaced 1rom the Walls of the recess 13 in the inner end of the plug or stopper 8. This valve member engages upon the seat 15 around the central opening therein and closes 'communication between the interior of the bottle and the annular chamber surrounding the .reduced end portion lO of the stopper .within the bottle neck. This .ring as inclined or iiaredwall 17 of the bottle neck and expands into the groove 20. The body portion 9 of the stopper is further provided adjacent to the solid extension 10 thereon with an annular groove in its periphery to receive a friction band 21 of rubber or other material which further serves to retain the stopper in place and prevent the fluid from passing out of the bottle neck between the samey and the body of the stopper. The outer end of the bottle neck is adapted to be closed by means of a suitable cork, plug or stopper indicated at 22. i

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and manner of operation of the invention will be obvious. When the bottle is completely' inverted, the liquid will force the valve member 14 from its seat and into the recess 13 in the end of the stopper or plug 8, thus permitting the liquid to pass from the body of the bottle into the chamber surrounding the extension 10 of the plug. From this chamber, the liquid passes through theA orifices 11 and the bore 12 of the stopper out of the bottle neck. `When the bottle is turned on its side, the outiow of the liquid will be prevented by the valve member 14. This valve member is of sutilcient diameter at its base to permit the same to move into engagement with one side of the recess 1S in the stopper 8, and still cover the outer end of the opening in the seat member 15. By interposing the solid portion 10 of the stopper 8 between the valve and the outer end of the bottle neck, a wire or other instrument cannot be inserted through the neck to remove thc valve from its seat and thereby permit the bottle to be refilled. It will thus be seen that the device prevents fraudulent relling lof the bottle after it has once been emptied. Owing to the fact that but'iew parts are employed in the construction of my invention, 1t will further be seen that the samev can be produced at comparatively small manufacturin cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several elements employed, it will be obvious that the invention is susceptible of considerable modification without departing from the essential features or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

The combinationwith a bottle, of a plug arranged in the neck thereof and having a reduced extension whereby an annular chamber is formed in the bottle neck, a. valve seat member frictionally engaged with the walls of the bottleneck and disposed in spaced relation to the plug extension, said extension being provided with a conical recess in its end face5 said seat member being provided with a central opening, a conical valve member movable upon the. upper face ofsaid seat member and normally closing the opening therein, said valve member at alt-'times extending into the recess in the end of the plug extension but normally disposed in spaced relation to the walls-thereof, the greatest diameter of said seat member being substantially equal to the greatest diameter of the recess in said plugwhereby said valve member will close the outer end of the opening in the seat member when the 'loV bottle is disposed in a horizontal position,

the walls of said recess limiting the sliding movement of the valve member upon theface of the seat member, said plughaving a. longitudinal bore extending through the body thereof, the extension of said plug being provided wit-h a plurality of orifices communicating at their inner ends with'said.

bore and opening at their other ends into said annular chamber.

In testimony whereof I hereunto .atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.-

ALBERT A. THORBAHN. Witnesses:

JOHN J. DooHnE,. JOHN J. DALEY.

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